TY - CHAP AU - Yi Zheng AU - Xin Chen AU - Aiping Yao AU - Haoming Lin AU - Yuanyuan Shen AU - Ying Zhu AU - Minhua Lu AU - Tianfu Wang AU - Siping Chen ED - Yi Zheng Y1 - 2013-02-13 PY - 2013 T1 - Shear Wave Propagation in Soft Tissue and Ultrasound Vibrometry N2 - A wave is one of the basic physics phenomena observed by mankind since ancient time. The wave is also one of the most-studied physics phenomena that can be well described by mathematics. The study may be the best illustration of what is “science”, which approximates the laws of nature by using human defined symbols, operators, and languages. Having a good understanding of waves and wave propagation can help us to improve the quality of life and provide a pathway for future explorations of the nature and universe. This book introduces some exciting applications and theories to those who have general interests in waves and wave propagations, and provides insights and references to those who are specialized in the areas presented in the book. BT - Wave Propagation SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/48629 DO - 10.5772/48629 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-20 ER -